Keiichi looked around at all the faces that seemed to being watching him and at the same time watching another. There was one man (himself), one woman (Yuri), five Goddesses (Belldandy, Urd, Skuld, Peorth, and Lind), and finally the demons (Marller, Senbee, and Hild). It was strange to have all these people together in one room like this, particularly the three demons that were there on a treaty of Hild's word that they would not attack. They all came together for one reason and one reason only: help Keiichi's soul find his way back to his real body.

"So explain to me what is going on again and how exactly am I supposed to return back to my real body," asked Keiichi as he folded his (Ren's arms) across his chest and looked from one face to another waiting for a plausible answer.

"It's very simple, Keiichi," explained Urd as she stood up and walked over to sit down next to him. "What we're going to do is open a worm hole that will allow you to travel to the nth dimension of the human subconscious of the mind, heart, and soul. That is where Ren is being kept, hiding, or whatever it is that he is doing. Once you find him you will be able to trade his soul with yours and return back to your original body."

"Um…can you explain that in Layman's terms, please?"

"What Urd is trying to explain, dear, is that we will use our combined powers to send you to a dimension that only you will be able to enter and travel through. It is the world that was created through your subconscious mind and can only be seen through your eyes. Nobody else can effectively enter into this world without destroying a part of you. You must imagine this world is like a lavish mansion that is furnished with your thoughts, emotions, memories, love, hatred, passion, lust, and everything else. If someone such as me, Urd, or even Ren were to enter into this mansion without knowing what we are doing, we might accidently break a vase that controls your animal instincts; open a door to a locked away nightmare that might drive you insane; or even look the door to you and in turn kill you.

"Since Ren is currently in your body and is in a coma, we believe that you have developed mental shields to block out intruders and stop them from messing around within your mind. We don't know how this 'world' of the human soul works since everyone is different within this Universe. This is why you, and only you, can enter into this world. I'm so sorry to put so much on you, Keiichi; but I want you to know that I will love you no matter where you go or what you become. I love you, Keiichi."

Keiichi felt Belldandy's love overtaking Ren's heart and knew that she was right. He got up and went to her side and held her in his arms. With Ren's senses he was able to smell Belldandy's sweet perfume in a stronger sense; feel the smoothness of her skin like a warm velvet blanket within his grasp; but most of all he could feel her love for him washing over him like the waves of the ocean over his soul.

"Enough of this," yelled Yuri as she slammed her fist down on the table in front of her. "Ren is not weak like you Goddesses are trying to make him out to be. It seems that the spell that was being used to transport one soul with another had some kind of repercussions."

"This is true," stated Hild from her seat between Marller and Senbee. "The system registered strange power flairs when the party from Heaven entered backed into this dimension from the 10th Dimension of Heaven. It seems as though when they entered back into this world, Ren heard Skuld's wish and knew what was happening before she could finish her sentence and in turn activate the spell she was weaving as she spoke. So Ren decided to enact a Heavenly Shield around his soul, but hesitated too long before starting the spell and instead of stopping the spell he sealed his own powers without stopping the spell which locked him away within Keiichi's soul. Since he's sealed with his powers within Keiichi's soul, we have to send Keiichi in there himself to find Ren, unseal him, and take his body back for his own. Keiichi, Dear, if you really want to return back to your original body then you better learn to face your own deep dark secrets within your heart."

Keiichi looked up from Belldandy and gave Hild his best hard look as she returned his gaze. "I don't have any dark secrets that I have to worry about, Hild. Let's just get this over with so that I can hold Belldandy with my real body." Everyone looked at Keiichi as he sat there holding Belldandy within Ren's muscular arms. It seemed as though Ren's mind had boosted Keiichi's confidence . . . and his ego a little.

"He's right," stated Yuri as she went and sat down next to Keiichi and placed her hand on shoulder. "The longer we wait, the longer it might take to get Ren out. We don't know for sure what kind of field he placed over himself or if he is actually awake and lost somewhere deep within Keiichi's conscious. Just because the body is not working, does not mean that there is not someone within trying to start it up and learn how to work the controls. Listen for this to work Keiichi; I have to place you under a spell and with the help of these Goddesses guiding your soul down a true path and Hild tracking down Ren's Demonic trail, we should be able to get you in a good distance from where he really is."

"How does this work?"

"I administer a hypnotic drug that puts you in a deep trance and then these Goddesses will use the spell that Hild had performed earlier and place it in reverse. This will cause your soul to exit Ren's body and unfortunately into empty space since your body is already preoccupied, that is until they can find Ren and pull him out of your body. If it wasn't for the shields that surround your heart they would be able to easily extract him with or without his permission. So, just lie back down and rest your head on my lap. I may not be Belldandy but I don't think you want to wake up with Ren lying in Belldandy's lap, do you?"

Keiichi looked at Belldandy and knew that the journey he was about to embark on would be no different than any of the other adventures that he was part of since he met Belldandy. Yet he felt that somehow this would be entirely different than before and if he survived he would be closer to Belldandy than ever before. He would finally know what his true hearts wish was. He had an idea, but this would allow him to confront that nagging doubt he felt and either crush it or breathe a greater life into it. That must have explained why Peorth was there. Of all the Goddesses that he has met in his life, Peorth has been the only Goddesses who had openly mentioned that she knew what his true hearts wish was. As he smiled warmly at Belldandy, Keiichi allowed Yuri to guide him to his back and his head to her lap.

"So how do you administer this drug? Is it like a pill or some kind of drink or. . ."

As Keiichi looked up at a smiling Yuri he already knew that she had worked up the potion with Urd and somehow they had decided that the best way to administer the drug was through mouth-to-mouth. As Keiichi realized what was about to happen his instincts told him to flee, but Yuri was already one step ahead of him.

Her hands flashed through the air to grab Keiichi's face at the base of his chin and tilt his head backwards to allow her easier access to his mouth. As their lips locked, Keiichi could instantly feel warmth spreading through his body from his mouth. He tensed under her grasp before finally relaxing and allowing the warmth to continue to spread through him. Yuri continued to press her lips on his, constantly moving over his in a hungry frenzy that didn't seem to end. Finally she forced open his lips with her tongue and forced something into his mouth. Without even thinking, Keiichi immediately swallowed the pill and felt the effects of the medicine change his state of mind.

As he opened his eyes he saw the light fading and the only image that stayed constant in his vision was Yuri as she continued to watch Keiichi with concerned eyes. She gently brushed his head with her hand and hummed a sweet tune that in Ren's mind he knew very well.

"Keiichi," she said as her image began to slowly fade also. "Your soul is being filtered through the dimensions with the help of the Goddesses powers and soon you'll find yourself standing at the door to your inner heart. Trust only yourself and nobody else. What you are about to face is your inner fear, ambitions and desires. Remember that we love you and we will wait for you when you return. Please, Keiichi, come back with Ren. I can't lose another love."

By this time only her green eyes remained but Keiichi could still feel her presence surrounding him. He gently wrapped his (Ren's) right arm around her neck and pulled her close to him in a gentle hug and whispered in her ear:

" So, so you think you can tell

Heaven from Hell,

Blue skys from pain.

How I wish, how I wish you were here.

We're just two lost souls

Swimming in a fish bowl,

Year after year,

Running over the same old ground.

What have we found?

The same old fears.

Wish you were here. " (Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd)

"Keiichi . . . you're missing so much of the song but I love you for singing that for me."

Yuri pulled herself away from his arms and looked at the form asleep in her lap. It seemed that Ren only looked innocent when he was asleep or Keiichi has taken over his body. The Goddesses were all deep in meditation concentrating on guiding Keiichi to the right door and back home. Yuri gently placed her hand on his forehead and concentrated on sending her spirit along the same path that he was taking. She knew where he would go first and she had to see him one last time because he was never going to be coming back home again.